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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-01-11

OXFORD. s.-ns Cosr OF PROBATE held Al
fus. within al foe The Coaaty q Otiord
HFsJAMIs y. uCks n.msd Esssator IL /.
rsft.ls tastrumsat parp rrtinF a. - the last VIII
sad Tsssmsut q hsfy a. ilfks. late ol
Paris, N eel Csaair, decsNei. hAFiag pre-
ssatss ne ssme fof frlbsf
OEDtAHp, That TIE sad Etscaiof give 40
lles ~ eli tsf.oas tatsrsstsd By rausias copy u
,Ai. 0rdsf b patilshsd three ssseecssleeiy
10 the Osfofi Dsmosfst prinisd al Paris that thsy
mar sgpssf 81 . Probate Coau 10 - hsh Al
rsTis, IL SAT- Cosaty "a ths thifd fsesiay ~ ian
afst az , ocioek in ths fofsaoou aad shos csuss u
ssy ihsy hsvs, shr M ssii lasfumsnt should
sot - gfo,ef. sygfsse.i act sll1vei 80 ne lss
Nni and rtstsmsst ~ ssh dees lsssi.
GfO. 4 NitsON, Jsfxe.
Atrss soyY -.itssti ~. q. DAVIS. REGISTER.
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MARRIED..

n fTo.t, Va. Aba his Rally 4. lloii, he,h 81
llsssstf. Me.
In Ssuih Iafi.. nrc. s-iA. "a ~ Rev. rylss.isl
IInapsf, NJ. fuissm n. noftstt aad Mics nors A.
Csa.sil. koth n Paris. Ne.
In t.llsai, Ne. bee. octh. ~ Rev 4. u Sylvester
W. nsnisfsf y. thspwaa ~ bsihsl. All Ne. Vet,
wight, q Glesi.
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CoSoEr.. h~ granted a Psa.ioa TO
the widow o. the late Vaudeville Waite.
q Di1feld Ceniw.
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DIED.

u rsfi.. Jaa. 81. Mr.. Mar D. Gafiani. ~ifs q
n. Ra~.on. seet AZ Ysafs, uoufhs snd dag.
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OXFORD. - AT . Court % Probate held 81
Paris, within ssd fes the County Of Oxford. on
the thiri Tu.sday % De. A. u. is-A.
Tn sslsetmsn % IN. Too n ef Canton present .
certain InstrsmeEt pufp0rtiaf 20 be th~ isst VIII
and Tsstaneaf ef Hosea Bsason. late 81 Canton,
10 cad Cssssy. deceased, HAVING presentd The
Adeib>r, Dslsno &c Adminisusior With The win
snsexsi.
OspsnEp. That ,si Pstiisnsrs siss notice 20
all psrsoss interested. By easing oOpr 81 this
ofdsr 90 10 published lhfse wesks saccssslvsly IN
the OxfoRD DrxocaAr, pflatsd - fasis, thai
that lhsy nay appear 81 CCur q Prottis, 10 be
held q sris. In sad Cosnty, on the third Tues
day Of Jauuafy nsst st u.ne o'elcek In the fJrr-
30 n. snd show osass, ~ suy thsy have. MY the
sane shosli njt ~ siloset.
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DEATH OF REV. GEORGE u. FORBES.
Died. In Potstam. y. Y. Jany 81 is,5.
Rev. George FORBES. pastor OF the Uai.
vsrsAlis, Caareh, II Canton, y. \. 'get
~ years
The late Rev. NJ. FOrbe, was . native
% Paris; sou OF Eloriige FORBES. ksq +.
OF thls place. sni brother OF A. T. forbes,
OF The DENOcRAt.
The s. Lawrence Pidiaisll,r. putllsh.
ed a. Canion. y. Y, says
This community vas startled on Mon.
day evening. Jsn'y 81. by The snHouuce.
meni OF TIE death % Rev George J..
Forbes, pastor ofths uuiversali.i Church,
which occurred In Poisism a. four o'clock
Monday afisrroOn.
Mr.. FORBES went 10 Poistam somsihiug
less than two weeks since, accompanied
By bis wife AMI child. for a days visls
The child was taken sick. deisining them
there Tor some days. and before they could
return Mr.. FORBES himself WAS attacked
with pnsumonis. which resulted In bis
death. - above sisted, sftsr an Illness OF
only abOu, one week Mr.
FOrbes was gradasie % the Theological
school ofSi. Lawrence University, la the
class Of ls5S, the same class with bis bro
ther, Prof Henry 4. FORBES.
lie had been pastor OF the Unlyersalisi
Church here some three or four years, and
Vas held 10 high esteem In the comnun'
lfv
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THE OXFORD DELEGATION.

BRIKF BIooRArHIEs on ouR SENATORS
AND kKPKEsKSrArivTs IN THE Prs
ENr LN0IsLAruRK.
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OxToHp. N.-At q Cour a Probate belt al
Paris, uithin Ani for me CouniF ~ 60 ford. o.
the thlri TassisT q Dec. a. q. tsd.
IDA A GIBBS, uif1s of ffank y. shbf.
late a CsniOn. deesassd. hsfins Tr,ssuisd hsf
rstil0a Or an all0saass oui Of ~ fffsOaAl
istats Of sAf dscsAsef
Oryiered. that notica thereof be ENen io
ell persoas Interested thrfsia ~ CASING copy %
this orier % 30 pubiishsdthrse seeks successfully
nav APPEAR 81 q Probate Co1rt o. D. held az Pans
In sAId (Ounty. on the thlrd Taesday a Jan neat
ais O'clock la the forenoon and shos csuss n auy
6EO. A. WILSON, jade.
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Chi|drens SIeds and SIeighs,
ToboEEanS, go.


OXFORD. 1919 Cosft q Frobsis nsd 81
fafis, sIthin aai 90 ths C1uniy % Osfofi 90
N thiri rassday q Dec 4. u. ~.
HAhlkL n al JOHANNA 4. TWIrJtIELI.
ntmri ftefliufs In rfftan insffu nenf par
roftns % D. The ltft viii tuf Testament 81 Al.
phin istc1sil, late ~ Befhsi. In ssd C,untr.
ifefassf' having pisssniri ne sane f0f Fr1'
bale
OEnEHEp. nat the saii Eserutors give so,l.s
o. al pffsons interested. ty causias srpry ~
MS order iot putlsied thfse rests faoesssiss
/ " IN ne ONTORD DEnOCHAr. pfiatei a. Fans
That heN nay sgprar 81 q ffob,ts Couu ID b.
hflf A. Paris In sait C1uatf. o. ths th|rIi rse.
isy ~ janaary nest, 10 mae a ne firrk In the
iorsnoon, AT shos eanss. u any theT have shy
On. al insifumcat shoa1 not BE- proved az.
proved al allossi a. the last VIII saf Issta
mat Of aid d'csAsci
CEO. A. Wilson. jake.
true copT-,itssi N. q. DAVIS, Register.
iiE subscflssf hereby give. Pablr No,ic,
t1at D. hAs tetu falY sppnlatsi tT the lice
iaise q l.roosie iof tne ClantF u Os ford anf
assumed ne trsd % AdnInisiraf0f sta ne ell
anrsrei ~ ths estate 81
Jo.Efn ". sTENENs, late ~ FrysbafE.
IN sal toantF, decfased. b. siv az b1nd a. the
lAs i.reeis ~ Therefore requests al psrsoas In.
dstei % ths sstats ~ ssid dacssssf - m,ss In.
msilitis payment, saf thsss eho have anv De-
mttds ihefeoa b ethibli ne sane -
Dee. Z, iss igVfNs hAnRN.
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Nnis' E,poiu'c Causes Coughi,
Co'd.. flsuflsf. rhsamsisr fusuuotit. Ne.
fafsa sr'atfs. iuuhaEo. Nsrtafhs an oihsf
aImsni,, Tor stith nsnion's Cap NJ z siTsAfs
stmtIisf o. 10 ~ hssi fere.if krosn. ftef 20
1--we ari rafs iu afeu h1lfs -hsu no oihsf afp'k
rsIra l.of ~ isatf tFnsnf. lni0fssi ~ 80
Fhyslsisu. al ufuggsis nsuse ~ initsuons
astsfsln.isf tont.i - aamfsfnfh AZ 'Ctps can.
tarsirln "tarf.r 90. 49, Iun uNssuN's ANu
raKr - OTurHs fstEias stfefsilf tsf1rs Ga
taY. AZ irugEis's
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OXFORD. .i-M tom a fubsis hell 81
fu.,urs. .this sss q, The .osnW o. osiea
80 The hsft fuesfsy 81 De-. A. l.se
ANNA a.. NOnIO>, tNeauts on The
estate % Jossth q. Rehsfdsoa. late % frrsb lff
IN ssli Ccsnty, deceased, having presented hsr a.
e~ss~i fof sllovsnesf
Ordered. thai the ssi Esecatfis give noiies a
ell pefsoas iatefestei 81 easing q ebpr q N H
ortsf 20 b pablishei three wells ssfeetsNelJ
a. The Otfofd Dsuoffst pflaisd ~ Paris that
thsy msy srpssr a ffobsts toaFt To - bid Al
fsrls IN ssif Ccssty % the thui fsssdsy % Jan,
uent 80 go'elcek Ia the fofsaooe aad shou cause
M sny they have xhy the sane fhoait not - q
loved. GtO. A NiisON. Juass.
A True c,py-Atiest ~. q. DAVIS Register.
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TAX sabscsthef hsfstT xiyes pablo notr. hat
che has teen flly app1lntsd ~ N li1n. laiEs
% Probate Toe ne 'oaatV % Otiof. AL a.
tuned TIE tust ~ Aimlnltifaifik % theesthts %
ABtAL n. LYON, late q Bethel,
Ia ssli County, fsosaseis ~ ElFInE boft &C NJ
indsttst o. the estate ~ ssh deccAsei % male
immsdiAis paymsnt. an 1 those Who have anY de
MAILS ttcreoa % eshlbliihe sane %
So,. 10. 10 ELLAT LYON.
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Bill Heads s s1s:: Z is' 6:ss s :
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OxroHD. sst-At Cosr % Probate hsli a.
Paris. vithin ssf iof the Couniy ~ Osiofd
90 ths thlri Tuesday ~ De a. u, issi.
sARAIiE HARMON. vi1o~ of iiaITi.oa u
IIsfmou late % Hiram, deceased. having
prsssnisi her psiltlca iof an sliosares oct ofths
personal ssiAts Of sai dfeesset
ORDERED, That ths ssf fstiti1asr give no
tee 70 all psr.ons iatsrsstsd ~ caasing q copy
Of this order % - pabdshsithres ssssssao. 1ssiss
~ In the Osfora Dsmoefst arssspspef pfiatsd
az faus. IN sai Coanty. that thsy MAJ sppssf Al
. Proesis co.u 20 - heid 81 Paris, % The thirt
Tussiaysof Iaa. nstt AZ . osloek In the lore
scon ssi shov sasss, n sny thsI have, sssiasi
oEo A. WILSON Judxs.
A to-. sop,- Aussf n. q. DAVIS. Register.
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From Howard o~.a's biographical
sketches Of members Of the Legislature
We take the following regarding the o.
ford Coaniy delegation.
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BnnwN. D,NIEf wA,erfori Demo
crsi. uuivcrsalsi. farmer. married. Az
Cl Bore In Waterford AMI Aitentst th'
pa1lc schools Tovn Treasurer for twelve
wears ssrvcf also a. seleciman. Trta
Jisi.ce ~ OHfort county Tor twenty eve
wears
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-16
FREDERICKSBURG.

The battle of fredericksburg took place
Dee. f. 1t was a disastrous day to the
Union arms. BurnSide's plan Of attack was
for Sumner and Franklin to storm the forli-
fed Confederate heights above the town, all
along the line, and carry them by assault
In the midst Of dense fog, Dee. l., sum
nel's grand division had crossed at the upper
pontoon on the right, Fran,lin's below on the
left The First, Second, Sixth and Ninth corps
were the troops That had crossed. They were
commanded respectively by Gems. Reynolds.
Couch, W. +, Smith and Wilcox. They
formed their lines parallel to the river. except
Gen. Meades division of the First corps,
which was at right angles toit. Gen. Double
days division was stationed rs n reserve in
the rear of Meade on the left
The fogs OF Dee. II continued to the 18th
| Added to this, the weather, for Virginia. was
bitterly cold. 1t was the first experience Of
So Lees soldiers with northern winter,
and the night Of the 18th some Confederate
sentinels froze at their posts,
Fredericksburg is another Of the battles Of
the civil war about which there has been
much dispute, 1t is said on the one hand
that Burnside, order TO Franklin as to the
beginning of the fight was ambiguous in mean-
ing. On the other, Gen. Franklin has been
blamed for not pushing the fight solidly on
the Federal left, at Hamilton's crossing
After crossing the Rappahannock, Franklin
was directed by Burnside's order TO keep his
whole command in position for rapid move
ment down the old Richmond road, Burn
/ side was 10y no means so well informed Of the
strength of the force opposed to him as Lee
seems to have been about Burnside'S army.
Franklin's corps began the fight early in
the morning, Dee l3, with Gen, George c.
| Meade in the advance There We're two lines
Of Confederate Notifications along the heights
| Frankln's attack was on the Confederate
right, against Stonewal Jackson, fearful
storm of shot and shell met the Federals. A.
| p. Hills advance Confederate line was driven
back, however, but Gregg, Early and Stuart
closed in and repealed charge after charge
More than 10 per cent. Of Meade's command
fell. Reynolds came to his aid with re-en-
forcements, and Reynolds lost 1000, But
they finally drove the Confederates back
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IN Daily, as of old, the newspaper head
lines announced, "All quiet on the Potomac"
Then the old Impotence ard dissatisfaction
broke out anew, and the country began to
wonder why it was so quiet along the Po-
5omac
More weeks went on till it was six weeks
after the battle Of Antietam and nothing
lone BY that time Lees army was thor
oughly rested and REINFORCED, and'amounted
20 10000 To the presidents orders TO move
against him early in October Mcclellan had
answered that he must have new cavalry
horses. BY the last of October he concluded
hat he was ready to cross the Potomac. The
crossing was actually made Nov. ..
Mcclellan ordered his main army to con-
1entrate at Warrenton, Va. On this Lee, his
army in good trim, his communications with
Richmond perfect, resolved to retreat south
ward The main portion of the Confederate
lrmv marched up the Shenandoah valley
-urned off TO the Rappahannock and took po-
zition at Culpepper Stouewal Jackson's
command with the cavalry under J. f. B.
stuart, remained behind to hang upon the
Union army and annoy arl delay 1t as far
Is possible till the main Confederate body
hould he secure.
II ono could have stood upon peal, of the
}lue Ridge mountains of a bright morning in
.hoce carly days of November, 1852, he would
nave seen a GIT to thrill gods and men. On
.he east side of the ridge McClclm's mighty
army Of over 100000 men marched with way
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5 army had twenty

Ell. Burnside had prepared pontoon bridges
Dec. IL was the day he fixed for the crossing
That morning, before daylight the bridges
We're brought down to the shore and
the engineers set to work TO construct them.
AS the dawn broke, boom. boom! went an
unsolicited cannon from Marye's heights, tell
ing Lee and his men that the time was come.
Barksdale's sharpshooters within the town Of
Fredericksburg began firing on the bridge
builders They prevented the completion of
the bridges. The batteries from Stafford
heights were then trained upon Fredericks-
burg. They battered it down, yet the sharp
shooters were not dislolgel. Then Union
volunteers to cross the river in open bolts
and drive out the sharpshooterS were called
for. This was done with the loss Of 800 men.
and the Federals took possession Of the river
front Of Fredericksburg, Dec. II. That even
ing and the next day Summers and Frank
Inns grand divisions crossed, leaving part Of
Rockers center grand division ON the Fal-
mouth side.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-16

10. the war he reached the rank of ma jon gem
eral. Since then he has served two terms as
governor of South Carolina, previous to his
election TO the United States senate.
Senator Hamptons grandfather, also
called Wade Hampton, was likewise a soldier
and politician. He was an officer in the rev
outi II ana member of congress in 1855.
The old man died at Columbia, S. c., in 1854,
the richest planter and slave owner in the
United States.
The name Of Lee was numerousy repre-
sented in the officers grouped around the
Confederate commander. Brig Gen. w. II.
F. Lee, the cavalry commander, was Robert
F. 5 second son. Robert Z : nephew, Fitz
Hugh, also a cavalryman, held prominent
command in the Army of Northern Virginia.
All Of Lees sons-threc of them-selVcd in
the Confederate army The eldest, CIV c.,
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GEN. TALIAFERRO. and had done no
less hard marching than fighting
Gen. Richard II, Anderson, division com
mander in Longstreets corps, had, like all the
Others, passed through the ordeal of fighting.
He had aided in the capture of Harper
Ferry, had been sharply engaged at Antie-
tam. and now with the rest awaited the shocl;
Of battle at Fredericksburg.
Gen. Richard ii. Anderson was South
Carollnian, graduate of the United States
Military academy in 1912 He served in
Mexico. When the first probabilities of war
began 10 he talked of he resigned from the
United States army in March, 1861. lie en-
tered the Confederate service as soon as it
came into existence and shortly became a
brgadier general. He was wounded at An
tietam, though not mortally like his name
sake, Gen. c. T. Anderson.
The Confederates always spoke of their
army under Lees immediate command as the
Army of Northern Virginia, just as the force
opposed TO them was designated throughout
the war as the Army of the Potomac.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-16

Jackson Hunt was born in 1921 in Ohio, like
hi, commanders western man. also n West
pant .,rolnntn He finished tho r,,,,.sa Of in
...,,, ,,l,,, aI,. ~ ,..,.,.D1i n,
su ''', ny "'l''' I'''I S'"i' i'uF-
ln% tine MrNi'"H war he up'tu'.e luo l'F oi ar
tillelY, ana was altcrWard5 especially identi-
fed with that arm Of the service. He was
McClelau's chief Of staff during the pauinsu-
lar campaign. During the whole war he
served in the Army OF the Potomac, and was
one of it, most faithful and useful officers.
Furnishes chief cavalry commander con-
tinued to be Gen. Alfred Plcasonton Pleas
OntOn was born AT d~hln"tun CITY, IN IN9l.
and was the same age as Burnside He en-
tered the cavalry service when he left West
Point, in l>44, and was sent 10 Mexico He
remained in the west and southwest ON duty
mo t. # the time till the outbreak Of the civil
war At Fredericksburg he held the lan, OF
hri@adier general of volunteers. He saw
severe lighting There and subsequently at
Cudnce.i 'svilc and Gettysburg After
wards he wa, ordered west, and his TROOPERS
helped clear Missouri Of Sterling Prices men
in 1864
In 1865 Gen Ploasonton resigned from the
army and our: rcd in mining and other bust
mes. Ills aeNo"ary Of the hlu" glass theory is
well known.
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Gen. Ransom is now United States Senator
Matt W. Ransom from North Carolina.
Gen Ransom, was Il native of North Caro-
lima, born in 1876. He was educated in his
own state, became lawyer, and held various
local offices previous to the civil war Then
he entered the Confederate army and passed
up through various promotions to the rank Of
major general lie continued in tn" Army
of Northern Virginia till the end. and sur
rendered with Lee at AppomatioX. He is
now serving his third consecutive term in the
United States SENATE.
Another Confederate general who has en-
tered Washington by different route from
the one he proposed twenty-five years ago is
Wade Hampton. United States senator from
South Carolina. He too was at Frcderirl:s-
burg and commanded a brigade of cavalry,
W. II. j. Lee commanding another. J. L.
Il. Stuart was the division cavalry com
mandnr.
Wade Hampton distinguished himself in
the Confederat" cavalry service. Lee placed
him ON guard above Fredericksburg to pre-
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ReIowt the town fine ridro oooiu on,,,,,bo.
close to tbo riyor Reli,'d tho Gr.t romeo ,f
hills another rose ms if hotb ,vara lo,iIt h,.
noture fo,, tha nloutino If Lottorin. f,,. t,,o
protection of Fredericl,sburo Eurn.ilo
copld NOT have selected y worse noint fo,. ,f-
tacl or Inno Lettnr ouo for dafor.n Tho
railroad from Richmond TO fine Potomac
river passad throuoh fine town
Lee hnd IS 600 men ofter jackson ioipad
him. These beron TO throw nm a,rthy,,.l-s
:. =,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-16
.ome what to Massaponax crt

come what to Massaponax creek. The fight
between the Federal left and Confederate
right continued two hours.
Summers grand division formed the Fed
eral right TO it fell the task Of storming
Marye's hill, the most formidable of the Con
Tolerate works. Lees officers say that when
their general discovered that Burnside was
about to attack his works on Fredericksburg
heights he was greatly rejoiccd lie felt that he
could hold them well nigh against the world.
Longstroct's chief of artillery said to him the
morning Of Dec. -. as they looked over the
ground in front of Naryc's hill:
General, we cover that ground now so
well that we will comb it as with fine tooth
comb. A chicken could not live on that field
when we open ON IT,
There is one fact connected with this time
nE'"h render, it exceedingly difficult to get
o.. the exact truth i'm its history. The reports
t.j accounts gwen 10y army officers and CON
mNnrHry correspondents are manif'-tIy
'1cj with the pro or anti-McClein parti-
hip. The position Of neither Pope nor
ru~de as commander OF the Army Of the
.ruac was a pleasant one and that fact
.dS go bc borne in mind cou-t1utlv
rrig. Cen j. f. Revnod, commanded the
t.".t corps in Franklin. left grand division.
"ul,ln considered that three divisions. of
e yuod-' corps were sufficient to carry out
. 'ru-idcS order, which he understood to
n.'su that he should make reconnaissance
'aor thaua serious attack To Reynolds was
uutcd this task, and to his corp, belonged
Nale's division.
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ventEurnside from
crossing, while w
II. f Lee guarded
the for,is below the
town.
Hampton was
born in South Car
olina in 1878, and
was graduated at
South Carolina
college. He en-
tered political life
attho beginning of
his career, and was
elected to various
state offices. Dur-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-16

rCM0er 0t AVpo- 0I'' W. H. ~ T'T1-'
mattoX. They took part in the heaviest
fighting Of the Army Of Northern VIRGINIA
throughout, several times distinguished
themselves, yet none of them was killed
They survived to be estimable, and in some
some eases distinguished, citizens of tie
United States "Fitz," as it was customary
to call titz Hugh Lee, is now the governor
Of Virginia.
Another veteran among Lees officers was
Gen. VI b. Taliaferro. lie also was Il for
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nitted within the
belligerent lines.
He returned and
represented Rhode
Island in the Uni
ted States Senate.
While serving i'll
this capacity in
1881 he died, re-
spccted and la
nented At the
time the order
came placing him
at the head Of the
Army of the Pc
tomac. doubtful
still Of his rapac-
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days to prepare
for the battle, and
they made good
use of the time.
Marye's hill was
the best point Of
lookout, and to
the Confederates
stationed there
was assigned the
task Of watching
the opposite shore,
and announcing Ia
Lees army when
the first crossing
should be attempt
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-16
TOPOGRAPHY.

Lees plan for the battle Of Fredericksburg
was at once simple and admirable. Long
streets corps had been the first TO arrive ON
the ground, and it occupied the left with
Gen Richard II. Anderson on the extreme
left Stonewall Jackson was on tho right
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ne banners and
cleaning guns
souf. TO Warren
.on. Gen. Attire d
i'ier~outou led the
ulyauce with the
,avalrv.
On the west side
If the Blue Ridge
ne wholoobed could
nave seen at the
same moment an
)ther great no I
moving southwark.
sc was Lees Army
If Northern Nh-
yinia The two
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turned southwark.
circled around Nc
Clellan's arm y
lying on the Po-
to III ac, hurried
down the mouth of
the Monocacy, in
Maryland, a IL d
then recrossed into
Virginia an d
joined Lee. Thus
Il second time this
bold raider rode
around McClel-
lan's whole army.
The weeks went
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army; however, not until the day Of thu
presidential election in 1864, when he was the
candidate against Lincoln
Thus apparently again in the moment of
success, McClelan's adverse fate mterposed
and snatched it from him.
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LIE TERRIBLE STONE WALL

IN every great battle there is some point
ABOUT which the slaughter is thckest. At
fredericksburg it was the stone wall upon
the outer edge of Telegraph road. Behind
this wall the road was practically a sunlien
one. 1t was quite invisible to the advancing
FeIerals
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and tbs forces of the two Joined in tho center

and encircled Fredericksburg.
To understand the fight fully, glance at the
accompanying map. Five miles below Fred
ericksburg the little Massaponax river
flowed into the Rappahannock from the west.
ridge of hills sloped down to the Kappa
hammock above the Massaponax, running
from the northwest Five miles above the
Massaponax the ridge retreats from the river
far enough TO leave plain, and upon this
plain the town of Fredericksburg was built